In Memoriam: Alice Evans Pratt
One of the items donated to Special Collections by Mrs. Pratt: correspondence from General George Washington to Israel Shreve on April 6, 1778, sent from Headquarters in Valley Forge.
Alice Evans Pratt, a longtime friend of the University of Houston Libraries and Houston Public Media, passed away in June.
Mrs. Pratt created the Emily Scott Evans Endowed Professorship in the Special Collections and Archives Department that was occupied for many years by former head of Special Collections Pat Bozeman, and also supported the construction of the Emily Scott and Joseph Wood Evans Training Room classroom that has served to introduce thousands of UH students to the library’s rare books, archives, and manuscripts in support of teaching and learning on campus.
“I was saddened to learn of Alice Pratt’s death,” said Bozeman. “I owe so much to her personally and for her many kindnesses to, and in support of, Special Collections. Mrs. Pratt had a very sharp mind and a fine sense of humor, and I always enjoyed our conversations.”